SHIPWRECK
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COAL HARBOUR, VANCOUVER CANADA - 2001

1,400 carvers

 

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Concept

PRESS

 

 

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Early Carving
 

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Streaming REALVIDEO 1hour interview,
InsideVancouver.com

 

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RAIN

CBC Radio (MP3): 2:30 / .5mb

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CARVER 600


As of June 21, 2001, This concept replaced the one shown below and carving was able to begin.  

This project has been made possible by the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, The West End Community Association, the Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs and the Coal Harbour Community Centre.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

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HIKING & HEELING

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Concept 

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 Landscape design

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Streaming REALVIDEO

 1hour Interview 
with Dr. Tomorrow

 

Hiking and Heeling:  To lean way out over the edge of a boat, under heavy wind, in order to counter balance the boat's tendency to tip over.  

Coal Harbour has been the home of "squatter's slums", artist ghettos, sheep pastures, coal mining dreams, a 30,000 seat hockey arena (the Vancouver millionaires), rail yards, first nations settlements and, of course, virgin forest.

Through all of these changes however, Pleasure boating has remained the single consistent  activity.  Today, the site is home to a marina and the Vancouver Yacht club (started in 1886).

Hiking and Healing is a tribute to sailing.